Even before he became a certified superstar as a pro athlete, Jackson was known as just “Bo” at Auburn. And there was little Bo couldn’t do. In 1985, he won the Heisman, running for 1,786 yards and 17 scores while averaging 6.4 yards per carry. He’s Auburn’s all-time leader in rushing yards (4,303) and second in TDs (43). He also played baseball, belting 28 home runs in 284 career at-bats at Auburn. Jackson still spends a lot of time around Auburn and remains a rock star to fans and players. (AP Photo)

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Cam Newton

It was just one season, but oh what a season it was. Newton may very well have put together the best single-season performance in college football history. He threw 30 TD passes, ran for another 20 piled up 4,327 yards of total offense — 2,854 passing, 1,473 rushing — and oh yeah, led the Tigers to a 14-0 season and national title. He won the Heisman, was first-team All-American and electrified a campus like few have anywhere. (Butch Dill/AP)

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Pat Sullivan

Sullivan became Auburn’s first Heisman winner in 1971 when he threw for 2,096 yards and 20 touchdowns. Despite today’s pass-heavy offenses, Sullivan’s 6,284 career passing yards remains fourth in Auburn history and his 53 TD passes is No. 1. Since, he has worked radio for Auburn games and spent time as an assistant at Auburn from 1986-91. He’s one of the most beloved Auburn athletes to step onto the Plains. (Anthony Camerano/AP)

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Tracy Rocker

The defensive tackle was simply dominant in 1988. He made 100 tackles, had five sacks, 13 tackles for loss and forced four fumbles. For that, he won the Outland and Lombardi awards, becoming the first player in SEC history to do so. A College Football Hall of Famer, he was on two SEC championship teams and is seventh all-time at Auburn with 354 tackles and fourth with 21 sacks. (Courtesy of Auburn Athletics)

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Terry Beasley

A receiver from 1969-71, Beasley was on the receiving end of more Pat Sullivan passes than any other receiver. Sullivan-to-Beasley became synonymous with Auburn football. A two-time All-American and College Football Hall of Famer, Beasley is third all-time with 141 receptions at Auburn, first in yardage (2,507) and first in touchdowns (29). (Courtesy of Auburn Athletics)

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Tucker Frederickson

An All American in 1964, Frederickson played both ways, excelling at fullback and safety. Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1994, Frederickson’s numbers weren’t flashy — he ran for 1,079 yards and eight TDs from 1962-64 — but he still was named SEC player of the year in ’64 when the Tigers were 6-4. In 1963, his TD catch helped Auburn snap a four-game losing skid to rival Alabama. (Courtesy of Auburn Athletics)

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Zeke Smith

Smith did it all at Auburn. A high school fullback unsure if he was capable of succeeding at the college level, he became an Outland Trophy winner (1958) and All-American as a guard and he doubled as a linebacker and defensive end. He was a key piece to Auburn’s 1957 national championship team as the Tigers recorded six shutouts and allowed an average of just 2.8 points per game. (Courtesy of Auburn Athletics)

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James Brooks/Joe Cribbs

While Brooks and Cribbs played in the same backfield in 1977 and 1978, it was the ’79 season when the two became one of the game’s best 1-2 punches. Brooks ran for 1,208 yards and 10 TDs; Cribbs totaled 1,120 and 14 scores. Brooks and Cribbs are ranked Nos. 3 and 4, respectively, in all-time rushing yards at Auburn with 3,523 and 3,368 yards. Cribbs is third in TDs with 34 and Brooks is sixth with 24. (Courtesy of Auburn Athletics)

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Greg Carr

The linebacker was a tackling machine. From 1981-84 he registered 453 tackles (second all time at Auburn) and had 136 and 139 in back-to-back seasons. He was named first-team All-American in 1984. He was a three-time All-SEC player and was an academic All-American four times as a civil engineering major. (Courtesy of Auburn Athletics)

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Nick Fairley

Does Fairley belong on this list? He spent two seasons at Auburn — the first was so-so, but he was far and away the most dominating defensive player in the country in 2010 and a huge reason behind Auburn’s national title. Fairley recorded 24 tackles for loss and 11.5 sacks — as a defensive tackle. Fairley won the Lombardi Trophy and was a first-team All-American. (Dave Martin/AP)